The Term “Separation of Powers” was coined by the French Political Philosopher, Baron Bay Montesquieu in his book “The Spirit of Laws” in the year 1748. According to Monstesquieu “When the legislature and Executive Powers are United in the same person or in the same body of people, there can be no liberty, there is…
According to Massey, Rule of Law is a dynamic concept and does not have a distinct definition. Rule of Law is said to be a bunch of Rules which are based on the principles of Freedom, Equality, Non-Discrimination, Fraternity, Accountability and Non- Arbitrariness. In the Indian Constitution, Rule of Law has been adopted under the…
Judiciary- Another important feature of Indian Constitution is the presence of the dignified and crucial judiciary. A well ordered and well regulated judicial machinery has been introduced in the country with the Supreme Court at the Apex Level. There exists a hierarchy of Courts with Supreme Court at the top followed by High Courts at…
Responsible Government- India is a Federal Nation where there exist Government at the Centre and State. President discharges only ceremonial functions and is called the Head of the State. But the main role is played by Prime Minister and his Council of Ministers elected directly by the people. At the State level, there exists a…
Socialist State- The term Socialist has not been defined in the Constitution of India. The term Socialist State is widely used to mean a state under the control of Government (Party that is organizing the organizing the economic, social and political affairs of the state. The word socialist was originally not present in the Preamble…
SALIENT FEATURES OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION Modern Constitution- The Indian Constitution was drafted in the mid-twentieth century by its makers which gave them an advantage as they could take cognizance and simultaneously were inspired by the various constitutional processes operating in different countries in the world and hence they could draw upon a rich fund of…
CONSTITUTION OF INDIA DEFINITION- Constitution of India is the fundamental law of the land and it is important to state that all other laws in India derive there from the Constitution of India. Hence it means that if the law is violative of any of the principles of the Constitution then in that case, that…
4) Rule of Law- Rule of Law, in the ordinary sense would refer to the supremacy of law. Individuals working in a State Machinery or for that matter, citizens of a particular region are all subjected to that law of that particular country which would further imply that the government officials shall dispense their official…
CONSTITUTIONALISM In ordinary sense, constitutionalism may be defined as a “belief in a constitutional government.” Constitution also can be defined as a doctrine that governs the legitimacy of a governmental action and it implies something more important than the idea of legality which requires official conduct to be in accordance with the Rules. In simple…
The media is a very important institution in India that provides discursive interactions in a democratic country. Being the fourth pillar, it is a central part of democracy in India. But, due to current situation of media overreach, questions related to freedom and accountability of media has arisen. The courts have been particularly instructive in…
